War Games Risk Stirring Up Troubled Waters as Philippines - Emboldened by US - Squares Up to Beijing at Sea U.S. Marines joined Filipino counterparts on May 5, 2024, for a mock battle at a telling location: a small, remote territory...
US Troop Levels in Pacific Take Center Stage as Defense Secretary Huddles with Allied Defense Leaders Amid a gathering of top defense leaders from across the Pacific in Hawaii, Pentagon officials said Thursday that the U.S. not...
Army Planning Big Boost to Pacific Operations Next Year with More Training, Deployments and Equipment The Army is seeking to better prepare itself for a potential conflict in the Pacific, with increased spending on regional...
Trump Agrees to Meet Kim Jong-Un for Denuclearization Talks President Donald Trump agreed to hold face-to-face peace talks with North Korea's Kim Jong Un.
China-Made Batteries Eliminated from Navy, Marine Corps Infrastructure After Camp Lejeune Incident The Department of the Navy said it has taken a "proactive approach" to procure American or allied-supplied batteries for its...
'Falling Behind': Navy Criticized for Delays in Shipbuilding, Deployments that May Leave US Behind China The Navy has admitted that all of its key shipbuilding programs -- from the new Columbia-class submarine to the new...
Vets Call for Full Accounting of Korea War Missing at Trump-Kim Summit Veterans called for the Singapore summit to address the issue of U.S. troops missing from the Korean War.
DoD: Search for Remains of Missing in North Korea May Begin in Spring No formal deal is in place, but officials are optimistic about restarting searches if the thaw with North Korea continues.
Air Force Says Its New China-Focused Reorganization 'Not Best Optimized' for Middle East The Air Force has already started adjusting some of its Middle East-focused aircraft and jobs to confront China.
Why Taiwan Will Be at the Center of the China-US Rivalry "Taiwan may well play a role in the growing Sino-American rivalry similar to Europe's during the Soviet-American Cold War."
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...